He’s the latest crest in a new wave of run-first college quarterbacks, following in the fleet footsteps of campus legends Vince Young (Texas) and Tim Tebow (Florida).
Like the affable Tim, Auburn’s Cam Newton is perfectly packaged for sport celebrity.
Sizable and speedy, the elusive Camster kept his pearly-whites in perfect form by often avoiding the punishing tackles of many a hapless coll...

You say Sam Bradford, I say poise.
Rookies make mistakes, usually lots of mistakes.
Bradford's poise in the pocket is perhaps his most impressive attribute.
When he's faced with pressure, he follows all the rules.
1. Step up or away from pressure, which keeps the play alive
2. Throw the ball away when needed
3. Take a sack, instead of forcing a bad throw
Against Seattle, Bradford made his bigge...

NFL analysts talk about ‘em like they leap tall buildings in a single bound. They fawn over their “athleticism” as if they’d never seen a QB cross the goal-line before.
Michael Vick, Vince Young, Tim Tebow: all skilled quarterbacks who buck tradition and break the pocket whenever they see daylight or feel the pressure.
Athletic QBs play some exciting football, for sure. They can thr...